Abstract
Objective
To analyze the physical and psychosocial work-related disorders of nursing professionals working in the outpatient clinic of a university hospital, and its interrelationship with psychosocial risks.
Methods
An epidemiological and cross-sectional study was conducted with 388 nursing professionals from outpatient clinics of a university hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. A questionnaire was used to characterize the participants and the Work-Related Physical and Psychosocial Disorder Scale (WRDS). Data collection occurred from July to December of 2018. Descriptive analysis of the variables and the risk classification of the disorder were performed. For the bivariate statistical analysis, the odds ratio association measure was obtained, using a 95% confidence interval, 5% significance level.
Results
The outpatient nursing work context jeopardizes the physical health of professionals at risk; however, it is also necessary to understand their profile, which, in addition to a long trajectory in nursing, points to their constant rotation among the sectors of the hospital, ending up in the outpatient setting. From this perspective, these professionals may already be physically unhealthy, when they are allocated to the outpatient clinics.
Conclusion
Physical disorders received the worst evaluations, data supported by national and international literature, which were associated with the outcomes investigated, highlighting the presence of chronic diseases and absence due to illness.
Occupational health; Nurses; Outpatient clinics, hospital; Occupational risks